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Equine Herpesvirus- Respiratory

Frederick County, VA

Alert ID: 1056

September 23, 2018

Source: Virginia Department of Agriculture

On September 21, 2018 the Virginia Department of Agriculture, confirmed a positive Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) in a Quarter Horse stallion at a small private farm in Frederick County, Virginia. The horse had not been off the farm in several months. There was no exposure to horses outside of the farm. The farm is under quarantine and temperatures of the resident horses are being monitored twice a day. Any horses that display clinical signs will be reported to the State Veterinarian and will be tested. For more information go to: https://aaep.org/sites/default/files/Documents/DiseaseFactsheetEHM.pdf

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